Post by MelMac on Apr 11, 2011 22:37:15 GMT -5
Couldn't find the thread or comments regarding "Castle" but wanted to post this here.
For some newbies here and for those who don't watch the show, "Castle" is a mystery series where a writer is teamed up as an observer with a detective and solves mysteries. Occasionally, Castle would go to a poker game with real authors. One of those was Steven Cannell, who appeared in the first two seasons of the show.
Not too long after Cannell's passing, someone mentioned that they'd do a nod to it, and they did that tonight.
(Spoilers ahead)
There is a scene where Castle comes with a newbie to the game, and the newbie tries to sit in Cannell's chair. One of the authors said "No, don't sit there," he wonders why and I think Castle, but one of the authors for sure, says that it was Cannell's chair and that when one of them passes that the chair stays empty for at least a year.
I know they said that, but I really think they're going to keep it empty for a long time given that SJC was a frequent guest in the series and I think helped either inspire the show or helped with it. I don't have the first series on DVD with Cannell's interview, so I do not know how much impact he had on the show save this.
(end spoilers).
I find it quite refreshing though that a TV series would respect a writer and actor such as Cannell in this way. It's not too often that someone gets a nod like this in a series, and in some cases if the actor dies, they either just recast or ignore the change with a passing comment.
For some newbies here and for those who don't watch the show, "Castle" is a mystery series where a writer is teamed up as an observer with a detective and solves mysteries. Occasionally, Castle would go to a poker game with real authors. One of those was Steven Cannell, who appeared in the first two seasons of the show.
Not too long after Cannell's passing, someone mentioned that they'd do a nod to it, and they did that tonight.
(Spoilers ahead)
There is a scene where Castle comes with a newbie to the game, and the newbie tries to sit in Cannell's chair. One of the authors said "No, don't sit there," he wonders why and I think Castle, but one of the authors for sure, says that it was Cannell's chair and that when one of them passes that the chair stays empty for at least a year.
I know they said that, but I really think they're going to keep it empty for a long time given that SJC was a frequent guest in the series and I think helped either inspire the show or helped with it. I don't have the first series on DVD with Cannell's interview, so I do not know how much impact he had on the show save this.
(end spoilers).
I find it quite refreshing though that a TV series would respect a writer and actor such as Cannell in this way. It's not too often that someone gets a nod like this in a series, and in some cases if the actor dies, they either just recast or ignore the change with a passing comment.
